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This is probably the most important thing any of us will ever get a chance to do to directly help the Chesapeake Bay fishery. I'll be on the bus!
Hoy-Hoy!
LFreed
Call to Action to Support Menhaden
Friday, Dec. 14, is the day when all recreational anglers can stand up for the “most important fish in the ocean” and have an impact on the future of fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. That’s the date when the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will meet to determine the future of menhaden.
ASMFC’s Menhaden Management Board is expected to act on Amendment II to the Atlantic Menhaden Fishery Management Plan, and, if adopted, it could the be first step in restoring the abundance of menhaden. Menhaden are a primary food source for every marine predator on the East Coast and are currently overfished.
“Working with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and other groups, CCA Maryland is striving to bring busloads of concerned conservationists who want to see menhaden managed properly,” said Tony Friedrich, CCA MD executive director. “We understand that the union representing workers at Omega Protein are planning to fill the ASMFC meeting room. It’s essential that members of the conservation community attend this meeting in force.” (Omega Protein is the company that harvests menhaden to produce Omega-3 and has had a major influence in reducing the menhaden stock.)
CCA Maryland and the other groups will provide buses to take conservationists to the meeting in Baltimore. The buses will leave the Riva Road Park-N-Ride lot (Harry S. Truman Prkwy and Riva Road) at 7:15 a.m. on Dec. 14. An early bus will leave the meeting around the lunch hour for those who need to return early, and another bus will leave at 3 p.m. The meeting will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Hotel and Conference Center in Baltimore. We will also provide breakfast, lunch, refreshments and even a “Save the Menhaden” long sleeve t-shirt with artwork by Jay Fleming. If your schedule prevents you from taking the bus, we'd still love to see you at this meeting.
“Those supporting us at the meeting will not be asked to make comments, but it’s imperative that a large number of individuals supporting Amendment II are there,” Friedrich said. The future of menhaden is at stake. Countless hours of work from dozens of groups is culminating on one meeting on one day. December 14, 2012 can be a day we all look back on as a landmark victory for our fisheries. Can you please help us, help menhaden, and help our treasured Chesapeake Bay by attending this one meeting?
You must RSVP for a seat on one of the buses. Contact tony@ccamd.org with the subject line "menhaden". All we need are the names of those attending and we will take care of everything else.
This is probably the most important thing any of us will ever get a chance to do to directly help the Chesapeake Bay fishery. I'll be on the bus!
Hoy-Hoy!
LFreed
Call to Action to Support Menhaden
Friday, Dec. 14, is the day when all recreational anglers can stand up for the “most important fish in the ocean” and have an impact on the future of fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. That’s the date when the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will meet to determine the future of menhaden.
ASMFC’s Menhaden Management Board is expected to act on Amendment II to the Atlantic Menhaden Fishery Management Plan, and, if adopted, it could the be first step in restoring the abundance of menhaden. Menhaden are a primary food source for every marine predator on the East Coast and are currently overfished.
“Working with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and other groups, CCA Maryland is striving to bring busloads of concerned conservationists who want to see menhaden managed properly,” said Tony Friedrich, CCA MD executive director. “We understand that the union representing workers at Omega Protein are planning to fill the ASMFC meeting room. It’s essential that members of the conservation community attend this meeting in force.” (Omega Protein is the company that harvests menhaden to produce Omega-3 and has had a major influence in reducing the menhaden stock.)
CCA Maryland and the other groups will provide buses to take conservationists to the meeting in Baltimore. The buses will leave the Riva Road Park-N-Ride lot (Harry S. Truman Prkwy and Riva Road) at 7:15 a.m. on Dec. 14. An early bus will leave the meeting around the lunch hour for those who need to return early, and another bus will leave at 3 p.m. The meeting will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Hotel and Conference Center in Baltimore. We will also provide breakfast, lunch, refreshments and even a “Save the Menhaden” long sleeve t-shirt with artwork by Jay Fleming. If your schedule prevents you from taking the bus, we'd still love to see you at this meeting.
“Those supporting us at the meeting will not be asked to make comments, but it’s imperative that a large number of individuals supporting Amendment II are there,” Friedrich said. The future of menhaden is at stake. Countless hours of work from dozens of groups is culminating on one meeting on one day. December 14, 2012 can be a day we all look back on as a landmark victory for our fisheries. Can you please help us, help menhaden, and help our treasured Chesapeake Bay by attending this one meeting?
You must RSVP for a seat on one of the buses. Contact tony@ccamd.org with the subject line "menhaden". All we need are the names of those attending and we will take care of everything else.